The DNA of OCD at U of T
U of T researchers are leading the way in determining a genetic basis for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), a psychiatric illness that affects 2.5 per cent of the general population—approximately 750,000 Canadians. The disorder is characterized by a number of symptoms. Typically, individuals affected by OCD have intrusive and unwanted thoughts, images or impulses (obsessions) that […]